Thread: DVD drive does not show in "Computer"!!!!!!!?

i have a laptop (acer extensa 5620) windows vista , and my dvd drive does not show in my computer.
i can not do anything , i cant burn. nor does it react to cds i put in..
i tried deleting some files in the registry (i did restart afterwards) which helped a lot of people. but nothing.
..and it does not even show up in the device manager

i worked perfectly for 1.5 years
thank you, it WAS loose!!!!

call acer it sounds like vista is against you

Try this. If you know where the drive is, open the back and see if it's plugged in. I think they can sometimes come loose.

You might have to open up your laptop and check the power and data cables, they might be loose